Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-01-27
AN AWFUL TRAGEDY.

The Fearful Deed of a Demented Bohe.
milan Woman-She Murders Six of Her
Children with q Pair of shears and
Hangs Herself
CLEVELAND, O., Jan. Ozone of the most
horrible domestic tragedies that ever took
place in this city occurred this morning in
the neat-looking brick cottage, near the
corner of independence and Petri streets.
The house was occupied by James Cabalek,
an industrious Bohemian carpenter, with
his family of eight children and his wife
Tonic. About three months ago the
family was enlarged by the advent Of a
babe, since which Mrs. Cabalek has acted
very strangely.
This morning the family arose as usual,
but Mrs. Cabalek seemed unusually petu-
lent and scolded her husband and children
for the most trivial occurrence. At half
past six o'clock Cabalek and Albert, his
nineteen-year-old son, left the house for
their work Shortly afterwards the
mother sent Harry, aged seventeen, to a
grocery store half a mile away. George,
another son, aged ten years, was sent to a
store in an opposite direction. In their alb
sence the terrible affair took place.
At half-past seven o'clock George re-
turned and found all the doors locked. He
became alarmed and ran for his father
and brother, who were at work a quarter
of a mile distant. Albert, the young man,
left his work and accompanied his little
brother home. Arriving at the house, the
doors were found still locked, and with an
axe he broke open the kitchen door and
rushed in. CHANGING toward the bedroom,
the door of which was slightly ajar, a
sight met his gaze that completely I'M
nerved him. On the bed he saw his four
young brothers and sisters, their clothes
covered with blood. Behind the bed, lying
on the floor, was his sister Tenie, aged
eight years, fairly weltering in blood, but
still conscious.
By this time the father had arrived, and
the two instituted search for the mother.
She was no where to be found down
stairs, and they finally found her in the
basement suspended from the rafters by
a clothes-line. Near her feet was an
empty barrel which she had evidently
used as platform while arranging the
fatal knot.
The husband cut the rope as soon as
possible, and carried his wife up stairs,
but it was found that she was dead. In
the meantime a neighbor had telephoned
for physicians, and Drs. Brooks and Han
son arrived at the house soon after the
four dead children were found on the
bed
Mamie, aged six years, lay across the
pillow, dead. She was terribly cut in the
abdomen, at least ten gashes being found
in her side just below the region of the
heart.
Annie, aged four years, was stretched
across the foot of the bed. There were
fourteen wounds in her bowels.
Until this time the babe had been for
gotten, and neighbors noticed the cradle
pushed into a recess behind the door, and
pushing back the cloth the child was
found dead with two or three cuts in the
lower portion of the stomach
Jimmie and Tenie were found to be still
living, and were removed to neighbours
house, where there wounds were dressed.
Both were horribly hacked. Tenie, who
is in the worst condition of the two, has
twelve wounds in the vicinity of the
heart. She can live but a few hours.
Jimmie was cut sixteen times in the left
side. His chances for recovery are slight.
AS a result of the tragedy four are now
dead and two more dying. The weapon
with which the wounds were inflicted was
pair of long scissors, with sharp prongs,
which are covered with blood.
The coroner will hold an inquest this
afternoon.